Ep. 13: How did cry-it-out become authoritative in our culture?

It seems like you can't talk to anyone about your baby and their sleep without being told that you have to cry it out or use a modified version, like controlled crying. In our culture, it's the go-to for all sleep problems or even pre-emptive sleep problems. How did we get here? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jennie Rosier, a professor at James Madison University and my co-author on a paper in the Journal of Family Issues on the same topic. How we got here is an interesting story, albeit one that has nothing to do with science.

Dr. Jennie Rosier: jmu.edu/news/media/faculty-experts/experts/ros…
The Relationship, Love, Happiness Project: relationshipslovehappiness.com
Love Matters Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/2NrlJggsXrfVNgp5Ycu1JY
Jennie on Instagram: instagram.com/relationshipslovehappiness
Jennie on Facebook: facebook.com/RelationshipsLoveHappiness
Our Academic Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0192513X2…

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